It's Sho Time!

The 98th Academy Awards, or the 2026 Oscars, are officially in the books! Sho is joined by Esfandiar Baraheni (2:19) to break down the biggest moments of the night, including One Battle After Another winning Best Picture, Michael B. Jordan winning Best Actor, Conan O'Brien's performance as host, and a whole lot more. Afterwards, Sho briefly discusses Ryan Gosling's newly released Project Hail Mary...

The 2026 Oscar Nominations are officially out, as Sinners and One Battle After Another lead the way ahead of the incoming ceremony in March. Sho is joined by Jake Schulz (2:15) of the Cinemates podcast to break down the nominations - they get into Sinners hype, how it stacks up against OBAA, how it was a strong year for international cinema, how the acting nominations could shake out, and where th...

The 2024 summer blockbuster season is officially underway! Sho gets into George Miller's latest entry into the Mad Max universe with Furiosa (4:50) and Glen Powell and Richard Linklater's latest rom-com in Hit Man (15:40). He also takes a visit to the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (22:35), and takes a trip to Miami for Bad Boys: Ride or Die (31:16). Plus, to wrap, Sho gets to some mini-reviews...

Sho is back for another year of Oscars reaction, and alongside him is Michael José Collins and Jake Schulz, hosts of the Cinemates podcast. The guys discuss this year's Oscars ceremony, and get to the new start time, Jimmy Kimmel's job as host, who could potentially host in the future, and favourite bits. Plus, they chat about the movies themselves, including the night's big winners alongside some...

Sho gets into the two best episodes of Ahsoka yet, including what was essentially a live-action episode of The Clone Wars with the return of Hayden Christensen - how was it to see both Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader as portrayed by the same actor? Plus, we are finally treated to the live-action debut of Lars Mikkelsen's Grand Admiral Thrawn - was it everything we imagined? Sho gets into his intr...

Sho has more Ahsoka reaction, including the homage(s) to A New Hope in Episode 3 and the trend of having Force users that don't actually have strong connections to the Force itself, but is that really an issue? Plus, Sho gets into the action-heavy Episode 4, including Sabine vs. Shin, Ahsoka vs. Marrok, and Ahsoka vs. Baylan - he discusses the rumours surrounding Marrok, Baylan's demeanour during...

With the return of Ahsoka Tano, Sho gets back in the saddle as well for some reviews in everyone's favourite galaxy far, far away. What can we make of the late Ray Stevenson's performance of Baylan Skoll? How do the re-imagined versions of 'Rebels' characters look in live action? What easter eggs did Dave Filoni hide in the first two episodes? Sho discusses all the EU references and more.

Avatar: The Way of Water cracks two billion (!) dollars at the box office - must be culturally relevant in some way, right? Sho brings on Mark Gougeon to discuss that very idea and to review both the return to Pandora, and a return to the (beautifully animated) world of Puss in Boots. Plus, some quick Oscar nomination predictions ahead of the official announcement!

Sho is back (again)! With the awards season beginning to get underway, he gets to some movies seen at TIFF in September, including Martin McDonagh's Banshees of Inisherin, Darren Aronofsky's The Whale - which includes a terrific turn from Brendan Fraser - and Rian Johnson's next installment in the Knives Out series, Glass Onion.

The season finale of Kenobi is out, which means the finale of Sho's Kenobicasts! He gets into the Vader vs. Kenobi fight, and what it means to bridge the prequel trilogy to the original trilogy like this. He discusses the ending to Reva's storyline, Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, and a cameo at the end of the show - a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

As the penultimate episode of Kenobi airs, Sho takes a look back at what people are generally looking for out of Star Wars these days, whether it's via TV or movies. In the episode itself, Sho discusses some potential setups for some old EU content - could we get a callback to 2005's graphic novel Star Wars: Visionaries? Plus, was anyone else reminded of The Force Unleashed towards the end?

More Kenobi reaction! Sho gets into the overall reception to the series to-date, and takes a look at some of the wackier scenes from this past episode (including a few action sequences). Plus, some connections to Jedi: Fallen Order!

More Kenobi reaction! Sho discusses the callback to a certain Kiffar Jedi Master, gets more into Reva (and Moses Malone herself), and breaks down what we see and hear from the Dark Lord of the Sith.

With the release of Kenobi - the latest Disney+ entry into the much beloved galaxy far, far away - Sho dives into his love for the franchise and examines the first two episodes. He discusses the work by Deborah Chow, the acting from Ewan McGregor, and gets into some of the creative choices - including one involving the Grand Inquisitor.

Sho is back with a new episode as the summer season begins, and with it comes reviews of the two biggest superhero films of the 2022 - so far, at least! He gets into latest reimagining of The Caped Crusader with The Batman (8:00), and discusses the latest Marvel fare with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (24:52).

Sho is back, and ahead of the Academy Awards - the Oscars - later that evening, he breaks down his picks for the biggest gold statues in Hollywood! Sho gets into a few snubs, and discusses the lack of true upsets at this year's ceremony. Plus, a preview of what's to come later as blockbuster season gets started in April!

Sho rings in 2022 with the help of his old pal Josh Goldberg, as the two take a look at all things Marvel/Disney! They get into the newest Disney+ shows (not strictly movies, but still, we'll say movie-adjacent), and also break down the busy year that was, which included four MCU additions. They also discuss what's to come, including Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness later this year, and what cou...

Sho wraps up 2021 with reviews of two massive releases! He gets into Marvel's ambitious, nostalgia-wrapped Spider-Man: No Way Home (3:00), and takes a look at the return of Neo in Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections (27:50). Happy New Year!

2021 is almost in the bag - wild, right? Sho catches up on a few months worth of major releases, including the much-anticipated Denis Villeneuve sci-fi epic Dune (18:50), and Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond with No Time To Die (28:30). Afterwards, he gets to Pixar's latest offering with Encanto (38:10) and the most recent entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Eternals (49:55). Pl...

Sho goes back to take a look at the movies he saw at the 2021 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, for short)! He kicks things off with Kenneth Branagh's very personal 'Belfast' (5:30), and then takes a look at the Canadian portrait of the Toronto suburb of 'Scarborough' (13:20). Afterwards, he examines Edgar Wright's latest film with 'Last Night in Soho' (25:20) and the film...

The newly-married Sho gets caught up on some in-studio movies, including the latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (5:04), Lisa Joy's directorial debut, Reminiscence (21:00), and the James Gunn sequel offering The Suicide Squad (27:08).

Sho continues through the jampacked summer by tackling three very different movies, starting with Netflix's Gunpowder Milkshake (4:50), The Rock's latest adventure in Jungle Cruise (19:30), and Dev Patel's leap into Arthurian legend with The Green Knight (32:45).

Sho finally makes his way back inside a movie theatre (socially distanced, of course), popcorn and all! After a quick discussion about what going to the movies is really like now, he breaks down the LeBron James-led Space Jam: A New Legacy (6:27), the latest entry in the 'Fast Saga', Fast 9 (22:00), and the latest reboot of the GIJOE franchise, Snake Eyes (37:35).

A jam-packed July gets off to a three movie review start, as Sho takes a look at more streaming service offerings, including Amazon's The Tomorrow War (8:00), Disney's Black Widow (22:00), and HBO Max's No Sudden Move (39:00).

With the summer season finally upon us, Sho kicks things off by giving a few TV recommendations (wait, this is a ~movie~ podcast, right?), and also discusses the latest trailer for Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings (including that incredible music)! Afterwards, Sho gets right into the reviews for Jon M .Chu's big budget musical In The Heights (7:33), and Pixar's latest offering in Luca (20:27).